Muotatal - Muotatal

The Muotatal is a valley in Schwyz (Canton) in the Switzerland. It is traversed by the Muota river of the same name, which drains part of the Schwyz Alps towards Lake Lucerne.

places

• Muotathal
• Illgau
• Stoos

Other goals

• Fronalpstock Stoos
• Hölloch at Muotathal
• Silberenkarst at Muotathal
• Glattalp

background

language

German is spoken.

getting there

By train

The nearest train stations are those of Schwyz and Brunnen. From there you change to the bus.

By bus

You can reach the Muoatal by bus from the west from Schwyz or Brunnen Stoos is also the arrival over Morschach possible: You drive from the train station Fountain by bus to the cable car station in Morschach and from there by cable car to Stoos.

By car

The closest motorway exit is the A4 in Brunnen. It is ideal for travelers from the south and the Espace Mittelland or abroad. For the journey out Glarus (Canton) the road over the Pragelpass could also be useful. It leads from Riedern over the pass Muotathal. Stoos is a car-free village, so you leave the car in Schlattli and take the funicular. Even after Illgau the best way to get there is to leave the car in Ried and take the cable car.

mobility

A bus line runs through the Muotathal from Schwyz Train station to Sali.

To Illgau there is a cable car from Ried (in the valley. to Stoos you can only get there by cable car from Morschach or Schlattli. The world's steepest funicular is on the latter route.

Tourist Attractions

activities

In the winter

In Stoos can be found on 35 kilometers of slopes in winter to ski. Illgau is via unprepared ski routes to the neighboring ski areas Hoch-Ybrig and Myth region tied up.

In summer

In summer you can in the Muotatal hike. Different mountains can be climbed: At Stoos there are, for example, the Klingenstock or the Fronalpstock with a far-reaching view over the Lake Lucerne, the Mittelland and the Alps; From the Glattalp you can get to the Ortstock .. From Muotathal You can hike from the Bödmeren primeval forest or the Silbernen karst field. Some mountain slopes are also accessed by cable cars: There are chairlifts on Fronalpstock and Klingenstock, small cable cars to Glattalp and St. Karl above Illgau.

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climate

trips

From the Muotatal you can go on excursions to Schwyz, Lucerne or train, to the Lake Lucerne and ins Rigi-Area company.

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